Japan Price Slide Shows Risks From BOJ Delay In Easing

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A woman holds a Coach Inc. shopping bag in the Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Japan's consumer prices fell for the seventh time in eight months, underscoring the risk that the central bank may struggle to reach a 2 percent inflation target unless it implements new easing measures earlier than planned. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A woman holds a Coach Inc. shopping bag in the Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Japan's consumer prices fell for the seventh time in eight months, underscoring the risk that the central bank may struggle to reach a 2 percent inflation target unless it implements new easing measures earlier than planned. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Japan Price Slide Shows Risks From BOJ Delay In Easing

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Customers enter a clothing store as a sale sign is displayed in the Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Japan's consumer prices fell for the seventh time in eight months, underscoring the risk that the central bank may struggle to reach a 2 percent inflation target unless it implements new easing measures earlier than planned. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Customers enter a clothing store as a sale sign is displayed in the Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Japan's consumer prices fell for the seventh time in eight months, underscoring the risk that the central bank may struggle to reach a 2 percent inflation target unless it implements new easing measures earlier than planned. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Japan Price Slide Shows Risks From BOJ Delay In Easing

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A woman carries a Gucci shopping bag in the Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Japan's consumer prices fell for the seventh time in eight months, underscoring the risk that the central bank may struggle to reach a 2 percent inflation target unless it implements new easing measures earlier than planned. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A woman carries a Gucci shopping bag in the Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Japan's consumer prices fell for the seventh time in eight months, underscoring the risk that the central bank may struggle to reach a 2 percent inflation target unless it implements new easing measures earlier than planned. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Japan Price Slide Shows Risks From BOJ Delay In Easing

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An attendant wipes the mirror of a vehicle as a fuel pump fills the tank at a gas station in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Japan's consumer prices fell for the seventh time in eight months, underscoring the risk that the central bank may struggle to reach a 2 percent inflation target unless it implements new easing measures earlier than planned. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

An attendant wipes the mirror of a vehicle as a fuel pump fills the tank at a gas station in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Japan's consumer prices fell for the seventh time in eight months, underscoring the risk that the central bank may struggle to reach a 2 percent inflation target unless it implements new easing measures earlier than planned. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Japan Price Slide Shows Risks From BOJ Delay In Easing

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A customer reaches for a fuel pump at a self gas station in Soka City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Japan's consumer prices fell for the seventh time in eight months, underscoring the risk that the central bank may struggle to reach a 2 percent inflation target unless it implements new easing measures earlier than planned. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A customer reaches for a fuel pump at a self gas station in Soka City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Japan's consumer prices fell for the seventh time in eight months, underscoring the risk that the central bank may struggle to reach a 2 percent inflation target unless it implements new easing measures earlier than planned. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Japan Price Slide Shows Risks From BOJ Delay In Easing

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An attendant guides a customer's vehicle near a board displaying fuel prices at a gas station in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Japan's consumer prices fell for the seventh time in eight months, underscoring the risk that the central bank may struggle to reach a 2 percent inflation target unless it implements new easing measures earlier than planned. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

An attendant guides a customer's vehicle near a board displaying fuel prices at a gas station in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Japan's consumer prices fell for the seventh time in eight months, underscoring the risk that the central bank may struggle to reach a 2 percent inflation target unless it implements new easing measures earlier than planned. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Japan Price Slide Shows Risks From BOJ Delay In Easing

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An attendant pulls a fuel pump to fill up a vehicle at a gas station in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Japan's consumer prices fell for the seventh time in eight months, underscoring the risk that the central bank may struggle to reach a 2 percent inflation target unless it implements new easing measures earlier than planned. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

An attendant pulls a fuel pump to fill up a vehicle at a gas station in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Japan's consumer prices fell for the seventh time in eight months, underscoring the risk that the central bank may struggle to reach a 2 percent inflation target unless it implements new easing measures earlier than planned. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Japan Price Slide Shows Risks From BOJ Delay In Easing

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An attendant fills the tank of a vehicle with a fuel pump at a gas station in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Japan's consumer prices fell for the seventh time in eight months, underscoring the risk that the central bank may struggle to reach a 2 percent inflation target unless it implements new easing measures earlier than planned. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

An attendant fills the tank of a vehicle with a fuel pump at a gas station in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Japan's consumer prices fell for the seventh time in eight months, underscoring the risk that the central bank may struggle to reach a 2 percent inflation target unless it implements new easing measures earlier than planned. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images